City Council

DocuSign Envelope ID: B08EE988-A75E-46B4-8C62-0DB37348B6F0 MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SEAT PLEASANT PUBLIC SESSION MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2024 7:00P.M. 1. OPENING 1.1.1 Call to Order Council President Raynor called the meeting to order at 8:00p.m. 1.2. Roll Call Present: Councilmember Donovan Bilbro, Councilmember Monica Higgs, Councilmember Hope Love, Councilmember Shireka McCarthy, Mayor Kelly Porter, Council President Gerald Raynor, Sr., Councilmember Kizzie Scott (via Zoom), and Council Vice President James Wright, Jr. Staff: Dashaun N. Ball, City Clerk, Demetrious Harris, Chief of Police, Cedric Heyward, Assistant Chief of Police, LaShaya Johnson, Staff Assistant, and Myneca Ojo, City Manager. 1.3. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance- Councilmember Higgs gave the invocation. 1.4 Approval of Agenda with Amendments for Presentation and to simplify the reports of the Mayor and City Manager. Motion by Donovan K. Bilbro, second by Hope Love Final Resolution: Motion Carried Yes: Monica Higgs, Hope Love, Gerald Raynor Sr, Shireka McCarthy, James Wright Jr, Donovan K Bilbro, Kizzie Scott 1.5. Approval of Regular Work Session Meeting Minutes for Monday, December 4, 2023 Motion to Approve the Regular Work Session Meeting Minutes for Monday, December 4, 2023 Motion by Shireka McCarthy, second by Donovan K Bilbro. Final Resolution: Motion Carried Yes: Hope Love, Gerald Raynor Sr, Shireka McCarthy, James Wright Jr, Donovan K Bilbro No: Kizzie Scott Abstain: Monica Higgs Page 1 of 3 DocuSign Envelope ID: B08EE988-A75E-46B4-8C62-0DB37348B6F0 Change the minutes to reflect the in-person attendance of Councilmember Scott. 1.6 Approval of Public Session Meeting Minutes for Monday, December 11, 2023 Motion to Approve the Public Session Meeting Minutes for Monday, December 11, 2023, with amendments for Ordinance O-24-07 for seconder. Motion by Hope Love, second by Monica Higgs. Final Resolution: Motion Carried Yes: Monica Higgs, Hope Love, Gerald Raynor Sr, Shireka McCarthy, James Wright Jr, Donovan K Bilbro No: Kizzie Scott 2. PRESENTATION 2.1. Presentation of Joint Proclamation for National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day  Mayor Porter presented the Joint Proclamation for National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day to Chief Harris and Assistant Chief Heyward. 3. LEGISLATION 3.1. Ordinance O-24-08 Amendment of Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget for Police Department GOCCP Grant 2nd Reading Motion to approve Ordinance O-24-08 Amendment of Fiscal Year 2023- 2024 Budget for Public Safety Police GOCCP Accountability Community and Transparency Training Grant Motion by Donovan K Bilbro, second by Hope Love. Final Resolution: Motion Carried Yes: Monica Higgs, Hope Love, Gerald Raynor Sr, Shireka McCarthy, James Wright Jr, Donovan K Bilbro No: Kizzie Scott 4. REPORTS 4.1 Kelly Porter, Mayor Report:  Mayor Porter stated that his report can be viewed in BoardDocs as it was presented earlier in the Regular Work Session Meeting. 4.2 Council President Report- Council President Gerald Raynor, Sr. Page 2 of 3 DocuSign Envelope ID: B08EE988-A75E-46B4-8C62-0DB37348B6F0  Council President Raynor stated that his report can be viewed in BoardDocs and summarized the December 2023 report. 4.3 Myneca Ojo, City Manager  The report was presented during the Regular Work Session and can be found in BoardDocs. 5. CITIZEN COMMENTS  The Citty did not have any written or verbal comments on Monday, January 8, 2024. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6.1. None 7. NEW BUSINESS 7.1. None 8. ANNOUNCEMENTS 8.1. 446th Maryland General Assembly Convenes, Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at noon. 8.2 Vision Board Party, Saturday, January 13, 2024, Seat Pleasant Activity Center, 5720 Addison Rd., Seat Pleasant, MD at 12:00p.m. Annual vision board party, please come out for guided goals settings through Arts and Craft 8.3 Regular Work Session, Monday, February 5, 2024, Hybrid and by Zoom Video at 6:00pm. Meeting Link details will be on the city's website. 6301 Addison Rd., Seat Pleasant, MD 8.4 Public Session, Monday, February 12, 2024, Hybrid and by Zoom Video, at 7:00p.m. Meeting Link details will be on the city's website. 6301 Addison Rd., Seat Pleasant, MD 20743 9. ADJOURN: 9.1 The meeting adjourned at 8:22pm Submitted by, Dashaun N. Ball, MMC City Clerk Page 3 of 3